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* «*‘ The very mention of Easter suggests your attention to the « **W Pneed‘atn.h-’ “zut:blbhed the m d’c «.â€" 100R on Easter recognition 0 4@ mmonpemeflmw,hwhmformivodjarfi'l}} she of â€"â€"~ In all our years we‘ve never had a finer or more compreâ€" hensive display featured by a stock which is as inviting in quality as it is in value. ‘We welcome a visit from you.. ERNSTS S PECIA L SUITS ‘These Twoâ€"Bloomer Suits have every style feature and better matâ€" erial than is usually found in Boys‘ Suits at these prices. Parents will readily recognize the sellâ€"evident value. Sizes up to 17 years. BOYS‘ BLOOMERS $1.75 Wool weaves in dark and medium shades, strongly tailored for extra wear, sizes up to 17 years. Boys‘ Shirts $1.50. Shirts with band and collar to match, neat striped, checked patâ€" terns, sizes 12 to 14, extra quality at this price. > Boys‘ Fourâ€"Inâ€"Hands 396. t Knitted and Silk: Ties, exceptional quality. ~ 6 ‘ . Shoes on the new squareâ€"toe lasts, black or brown calf leathers, dressy and serviceable for strenuous boys, gizes 1 to 54â€" & Mrs. Amos Shoemaker and her ~&on, Mr. Arch. Shoemaker, attendâ€" ed the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Gole at Bridgeport last Friday. Mr. Roy Snyder has returned home after spending the winter months in New Ontarfo. 7 Theâ€"monthly meeting of the Woâ€" men‘s Institute was held last Wedâ€" nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Wm. Hemmerich. There was a large attendance, one quilt being cuilted and two more pieced. There was a good program after which lunch was served and a social hour was spent. * Lost Thursday afternoon the congregation of the Presbyterian church held a meeting in the church for the purpose of extending a call to the Rev. Mr. McAvoy of Nova Scotia, who has been preaching here for the past few Sundays. Rev. J. BOYS‘ 2â€"BLOOMER SUITS $7.85 * $12 OB ,-- icudice flms ie Cc CC . WO L ";g‘- ‘ You can convince yourself at a glance of their perfection to every detail ‘They have style, quality, quality, fine tailoring, mumum,mnrymmhymm.:m it a point to see them on Saturday, Come in szz:m Men‘s and Young Men‘s Suits 925 â€" $30 â€" $35 Special Automobile Rates In the past you have claimed, and rightly so, that you should not be charged the same rates as owners of automobiles in congested districts, as the hazard in your case is not nearly so great. 4 s â€" PUBLIC LIABILITYâ€"Injuries or death to the public caused by your car. 4* â€" PROPERTY DAMAGEâ€"Damage done by your car to the and property of others. COLLISIONâ€"Damage to your car cAused by colliding with C . another automobile, y vehicle or other object. o IN ADDITION TO FIRE AND THEFT AT GREATLY The Lowest ever offered in Waterloo County in ons of the PIONEER COMPANIES TO INBURE AUTOMOBILES . â€" Assets . Over $18,000,000 â€" . Policles Written for Short Perlods If Desiredâ€" 3 <: * Prothpt afd Just Settiement of all Losses £.‘: . INVESTIGATRâ€"ORT MYâ€"Qqu0TaATrons C. M. LESTER, Boys‘ Shoes $3.95 WINTERBOURNE Room 2â€"â€"Bank of Toronts Bidg.. 60 King Street East Just Around the corner from Kitchener Market # Phonesâ€"Office 445; Residence 2821) " "H AYR A TALEK WITH LRA&TEE* â€" E%a FARMERS! FOR YOU Here are new Pumps, strap effects andâ€" Snappy Oxfords /with the«now short vamps. Surpassing in beauty and quality they offer the utmost in value this season..~ Women‘s Patent Oneâ€"Strap Pumps, short vamps, latest Cuban NE U .:« tpeerttcertetenttzntis ss'w ‘Women‘s Black Kid and Patent, 2 strap, low ‘heel, round Women‘s Kid buckl‘o Pumps, Cuban heels ....... that . will / fnterest"syou, . Fextuiring Saturday, tan and black calf shoos or Oxfords in several styles and lasts. Women‘s Kid oneâ€"strap with flat or military heel ............... $2 95 * For Misses and Girls Misses‘ Patent oneâ€"strap Pumps, eut out vamp, sizes 11 ho aparmpercaat / *) ) Ladies‘ Black Kid and. Patent, with flat heel Oxfords | $3.95 Misses‘ Patent or Kid Oxfords, low heels, sizes 11 to 2 $2 65 e _ Children‘s Pstent or Kid. one strap Pumps, sizes 8 to 104, Bb ... cssc inencnriipentieccariner $2‘15 Children‘s Patent or Kid Oxfords, sizes 8 to 10% ... $2'25 P Spring Footwear In this carefully seloctgd stock of Men‘s Shoes you will. undoubtedly find the ones forâ€"you and at prices At Toronto.â€"Jas. Bradley spent a couple of days in Toronto last week. He was called there to attend the funeral of his late brother‘s wife, Mrs. Stinson Bradley. She died sudâ€" denly on Friday, the funeral being held on Tuesday of last week. Easter.â€" The first Sunday after the full moon after March 21st is Easter Sunday.~ This year it occurs next Sunday, April 4th _ â€" Bad Roads.â€"The roads are pass able for all vehicles, sleighs, cat ters, wagons and buggiesâ€"but diffi cult going for either vehicle. J. Lowe of Hespeler, moderator of the church, conducted the meeting. We are sorry to report that Roâ€" bert Holmwood and Frank Vanâ€" Norman are on the sick list. > Mrs. Herb McNally and children are spending a week with her father and sisters in Guelph. New Footwear At Your Price $4.95 * $5.95 MANNHEIM Broker The annus! breakâ€"up of the rivers evening. ‘The warm weather of the preceding days had léeft its mark on the icé so. much so that the breakâ€" up took"place.with the water quite within the â€" banks. News Notes of interest. by the last week end.so that farmâ€" ers hadâ€"to make use of the wheels, while autoists were enabled to make trips ‘to. the city. f . Mr., Allan R. Good, accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Lncinda Scheifele on Thursday afternoon.attended a party given in honor of the $5th birthday.of their aunt, Mrs. Samuel Snider, at «Waterloo. £ .:A few of the nearby farmars have tapped ‘and had a few good runs Fut the general opinion of the farmâ€" ers on ‘this line 4s that the season may be a short one and not very profitable. ‘The school has closed for the usual: Easter vacation and the teachers are spending these among their ‘relatives <at their â€" respective homes namely, Missâ€"Wilkinson near Courtland, and Miss Bradley 4n Ngv Haniburg. ~~ & * â€"‘ Mrs. \?mu:re Gies and ~sister, Miss Annie Schumaker, have been Kitchener visitors over the week end. a The condition 0% Mrs. Susan Hemâ€" merich, who has more recently been quite ill, has not shown any change for the better. ® ~ Mr.â€"Oliver Scheifele_of: Waterldo gave his former home town a pleas ant call on Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Edw. J. Pfeffer and family, who had been worthy citiâ€" zens of our village for almost ten years, during which ttmie Mr.â€"Pfeffer condicted a sh cosstulâ€"tailoring bust ness, ~removed to Kitchener on Tuesday. It is generally regretted that Mr. Pfeffer has made this move. He has, however, a host of friends who wish him well in his new home in the years to come. Mr. and~ Mrs. Edw. Ruth â€" and daughter Patricia of Elmira were visiting â€" atâ€"the Henry. Hollé. and Bvron A. Letson homes on Sunday. Mr.â€" ‘Arthur ~Holle of Kitchener was visiting at his parental home here on Sunday afternoon. § ds on t on Service â€"wil} be held in the Luth-} eran church on Good Friday lore-; noon at 10.30. Holyâ€"Snupper will be adminigtered in connection with the service for which the Confes sional service will commence at 10 Rev. A. Grunwald will deliver his| Easter message at the service on‘ Sunday forenoon. On Sunday even-{ ing an English Easter program, the cantata "Easter Victory" will be renâ€"‘ dered by the choir. Everybody welâ€"l come. The collection will be devoted to the cause of Missions. _ ° | Next _ Sunday _ afternoon _ the Quarterly Meetings will be held in the M.B.C. church when the preâ€" siding elder, Rev. Samuel Goudie, of Stouffville, will occupy the pulpit. The Woolwich Township Council will meet on Thursday, April 8, for their April session. The change from their usual session day, Tues days to Thursdays, was made beâ€" cause of ©ther important engageâ€" ments of Council Board members in the earlier part of next week. We hope that the readers may en joy a real happy Easterâ€"time. Interesting News Notes. Wedding Bells are ringing merrily ‘The Misses Keturah and Ruth Plain of Wallenstein spent the week end with their aunt, Mrs, Maria Fenten. Rrowius ‘Thieves ‘being out one night last week relleved Mr. Levi Brubacher of a couple of fine pigs. i ‘Mr. «David Donald spent Tues day in Heldelberg. Miss ~Addie @nyder and â€"sister Flisie and Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Koenigâ€" and son Vernon were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alyin Ottman on Sunâ€" day ovening. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Brubacher and daughter Rebscen apent Thursday in Kitchener. : We ate sorry to report the ill wess of _Mrs. Sam Markham and wigh her a speedy recovery. Mossra.> Guy «Tyack and < Leo Reldewand of Elmira spent Sunday with Mr., and Mrs. William. Tyack. Mr. and Mrs, Reggio McDowell of the Ath Mno: of Pael vflflm Mr. Roy Diefenbacher has returnâ€" wd after spending several weeks with his parents, Er and Mrs. C. Disfenbachot of New,Dundee.. . * CONESTOGO HAWKESVILLE W ATERLOO Pog ied A ketsme, sesptatare 0_ â€" Kienapple, : Joséphsl d < Mrg~ any Herzog has réturnâ€" ¢d home after %p a fow days vith her son, MF: Altred Herzog, in Kitchoner. 7 a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Misses Marie‘ and Gertrude Alle mang of High School spent Sunday with th@ir parents, Mr. and Mro. August here. ~Mr. Joseph | spent Monâ€" cay and Tué ~with friends and rélatives in Heszon. f ~Mr, and :f?-nu Busch, Jr., enjoyed & "trip to Twinâ€" Cities on Saturday. * % < Miss~ IJrene _ Meyer spent Sunday with â€" Miss MarÂ¥ Lobsinger.~ Mr. and lu%f:; Boppre have installed a new y Mr. Joseph BHrenner of Linwood and ~Mr. Jim Birmingham/of ‘Crossâ€" till have retprned home after drawâ€" ing logs for two months for H. E. Ratz, our local gawâ€"miller. Mr. Alex~Brenner has returned to the West after a few months ‘with his ~mother, Mré. George Fahrenâ€" & $ kopf. +5 f Friends here learned with regret ot: the death of the late Mrs. Wil Ham â€"Rau, which occurred on‘ Friday last.. The funeral wasâ€"held at the St. Mary‘s church, Kitchenér, on Monday.~ â€", \~>. . Mr. Herbert ‘Schnarr has started Stwing with his ‘portable sawmill at is bush in Bamberg. * Mr. George Albrecht, who took sick on Friday, was taken to the St. Mary‘s Hospital, Kitchener. Mr. Clare:Boppre, of Kulet‘s Busiâ€" of the Cpllegiate spent Sunday unâ€" der the parental roof. Miss Mildred and Gertrude® Mcâ€" Grathâ€" of ~â€"Bamberg spent Sunday with friends in the vicinity. . Mr. Jerome Meyer, Mr. Edward Lobsinger and Mr. Joseph Hoffarth ‘of St. Jerome‘s College, Kitchener, are spending their Easterâ€"holidays atâ€" their respective homes. Miss Edna Meyer spent Sunday evening at her home. The young people held a St. Patâ€" rick‘s social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Howlett. ‘The evening was spent in playing crokinole and other games and. contests. â€"Lunch was servedand all had a very _pleasant time. Miss Reta Wollis of Mount Forâ€" est spent a few days with Miss Vera Wollis. Mrs. J. P. Snider spent a few days with relatives 1 Guelph. MissVera Wollis spent a few days with relatives in Guelph. : Mrs. J. Sobye of Beamsville spent a few days last week with her moâ€" ther, Mrs. C. D. Bowman, who has been sick with a sevére cold. Miss Lydia Letson is lmd}n( a couple weeks with Mr. and‘ Mrs. Byron Letson at Conestogo. Mr. J. P. Snider < attended the meeting of the Trustee» Board in Kitchener on Saturday. Some of the farmers haye comâ€" menced ‘making maple ln‘lp. .. Miss I. Buttrum spent Saturday in Kitchener. The Women‘s Auxiliary held a meeting last Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. E. Rickert. Miss Mackenzie of Stratford, a. returned mislonary from Africa, addréssed the meeting and told of the work there. She is réturning to Africa ugain _ this" midâ€"summer. The adâ€" dress was very interesting and whowed a great advancement in the wWork there. A bdleâ€"ot quilts and dresses, etc., was also packed for Africa. Lunch was served at the close of the meeting. 5 fl‘r. Robert Morrell spent a few days at Harriston. Mrs. H. C. Woods spent a week with her mother at Conestogo: The Y.P.C.E. took charge of the wervice Bunday morning owing to the iliness of our pastor, who was whable to take chrage of the serâ€" vice.. The topic was.given by Mrs. J. P. Snider. The pastor‘s fFiends wish him a speedy recovery. ‘Mr, and Mra. 1. R. Lotson roturnâ€" od homé after apehding ° several whoke with their Childreh at differâ€" Minard‘s Tinimont used by Veter WEST MONTROSE and Going. spent the Mt+s." Ralph Yeomans and. child of Toronto ~spent‘ the ‘past week with with© her aunts, the Missos NDecherk: : â€" Aae delberg spent a week at the home or her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Daniel Local . ‘Mr.. Joseph Lederman, whoâ€" was employed with ~Mr. <Alf. Christner, for a number of years, . has. â€" purâ€" pear Platteville, and intends to emâ€" bark ‘in â€" the farming Andustry for himself. Married.â€"A quiet but pretty wedâ€" ding took place 1@ Toronto Thursâ€" day, March 18th, when Miss Ethel Black, of that city, was united in marriage to, Mr. George â€"Loehr, son of Mr. and Mrs. WilliamLoehr of this town. ~The young douple will reside in Toronto: theâ€"death of Mrs. Herbert W. Ernst, which occurred~ at her.. home in Prescott on Saturday, March. 20th. ‘She is survived by her sorrowing husband . and three children, twoâ€" sons and one daughter. ‘Mr. Ernst is ah old New Hamburg boy and has many friends here who are sorry to hear of his bereavement. â€" Miss Hilda Henrick of Wat spent last Sunday with her brother, Mr. Carl Henrick.> â€" > . Mr. â€" William â€" Loehr spent last | weekâ€"end in Toronto, where he atâ€" tended _ the wedding ~of his son, George. ¢ Death of Simon $. Shantz.â€"There passed away. at his home on the Huron Road on Tuesday, March 23; a well known and highly respected resident of Wilmot, in the person of Mr,. Simon Stauffer ‘Shantsz, at the age of 89 years, 5 months and 15 days. The late Mr. Shantsz had‘been Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Roth and Mrs. Edwin _ J. ~Schmidt â€" and. daughter Idelia spent last Wednesday with the former‘s daughter, Mrs. Irvin Shantzof Plattsville. a sufferer with cancer for several months and although there was no hope for his recovery his death came rather unexpectedly. The deâ€" coased was born near Wilmot Cenâ€" tre on the farm now occupied by Mr. Manassah Cressman, a sonâ€"inâ€" law of the late . Simon :8. Shants. He spent his youth inâ€" Wilmot and farmed south of Wilmot Centre for scveral years. About twentyâ€"five years ago he removed with his famâ€" ily to Bay City, Mich. Thirteen years ago he returned to Wilmot and again followed the pursuit of farming on the Huron Road, where he resided until his death. Thirtyâ€" cight years ago he was married to Caroline Christner, who is left to mourn his death, besides three sons namely, Aver C., of Waterloo, Melâ€" vinâ€"R., of Royal Oak, Mich., and Lynden L., at home. The funeral took place last Friday afternoon at one o‘clock to Geiger‘s church and cemetery. â€" Mr. V. H. Zoeller was one of the winners in the Mail and Emâ€" pire‘s Bâ€"Word puzzie competition. One of the judges to determine the winners was Miss A. E. Marty, pubâ€" lic school inspector of Toronto, a gister of Dr. J. Marty of this town. Mrs. J. W. Kaufman and daughâ€" ter Mohna ofâ€"Tavistock and «Miss Krein of Tavistock and Mr. and Mrs. Jacobâ€"fssler of Kitchener spent last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Issler. Congratulations to the hockey boys upon their success in winning the intermediate championship are still coming in. . Mr. Leslie Bowman received a letter from Mr. L. G. Péquegnat, who is now in Montreal, and another from Mr. H. E. Schults, Detroit.‘ Mr. Nunns of Stratford apent Satâ€" urday with relatives in town. Mr. Isamc Lightheart. of Kitchâ€" ener apent the week end at his home here. \â€" { Misa unt'lun\n-t week end at her home ltrjx Miss A. Goforth spent the week ond at her home in Mitchell Pretty March Wedding.â€"A very protty wedding took place on Wedâ€" nesday‘last at the home of Mr. and Nrs. @imon Oobar, in Waterloo Tp. when their daughter, Rlizaboth Ann NEW HAMBURG #5. m | was united in marriage to Raymond Siden of Dunnville, Ont. A large concourse of friends of the. and groom assembled for the occaâ€" slon, among them being quite a rumber from Dunnville and Some from â€"New . Hamburg and_ other points, The knot was tied by the father of the bride, which may acâ€" eount for ‘the fact that the word "obey" was omitted from the obliâ€" gation. Numerous . costly~ presents helped to show the regards in which Mrs. Siden is held by all. . Altoâ€" gether the occasion was one to be rejoiced over. Incidentally ‘Waterloo | Township gains a remarkably fine |addition in the person of the.groom, as the young people are taking up farming in the neighborhood of the bride‘s parents. ~May health attend them all their days. â€" Miss Annie Kunts spent . the week end at her home: > Since the opening of the highway motor: traffic is increasing daily. Mr. Riek intends to build a much larger building to serve as a cheese factory and also as a butcher shop. Dr.. Marty, the medical health officer, ordered the public school to be closed until Monday, April 12. Mis Smith and Miss Wilker have done home until after the Raster holidays. Several in the village are sufferâ€" ing from the "fu." The Young People‘s Society of the Livingston Presbyterian Church held a socialevening on Friday last. The programmé consisted of the regular topic and several musical numbers as well as contests. A dainty lunch was served at the The farmers have started making maple syrup. ‘The weather has not been very favourable and so the sap has not been running very well.. ~COUDIES LIMITELT .‘ ~»\Raireamses ‘On Both King and Quee# streets _ ~. :~~. Also Side Rutrance From The Lane Off Queen Street, C venient â€"For Unloading And Packing Up When Driving. _‘ : AMPLE PARKING SPACE, TOo ® DISTRIBUTORS OF TABLE OILCLOTHS in white and dark colors, ‘Qfi â€" values,â€" . sn ya ae SILKOLENEâ€"AND CHINTZ in fifteen beautifulâ€" patterns, light and dark shade8, POI YBRA ........,usmmmmmwmesece GINGHAMG§ AND CHAMBRAYS, new patterns,. all fast *colors; "Federa‘ value, 800â€"yards at, per yard......... FANGY LACE CURTAIN NETS "Federa" value, per yard .,... A LA BAS T I NE ; â€"â€"â€"__"The Big Hardw 1re Store" Phone 2185 _ WATERLOO, ONT THE BEAUTIFULâ€"ECONOMICALâ€"WALL TINTS SANITARY â€" ODORLESS â€" DOES NOTâ€"FADE Note These Saturday | Specials: _ _ M. WEICHEL & SON. 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